Ella – August 13, 2018 I love to bake but have never exactly mastered the light, flaky crust of the Danish pastry I grew up enjoying. Recently, at The Danish Home’s Summerfest event, the Women’s Auxiliary hosted their annual tent, selling the Danish Kringle and other Danish sweet treats they lovingly make by hand. This…
DetailsIngrid – August 6, 2018 I visited my friend “Farfar” last week at The Danish Home, and for the first time ever, he did not greet me with a smile. Farfar, my roommate Lindsay’s grandfather, is always the picture of positivity, but that day he was visibly sad. “What’s wrong, Farfar?” I asked him. (I’ve…
DetailsLili – July 30, 2018 When my girls are home for the summer, our dog Finn gets spoiled rotten. Whether it’s special doggie ice pops or a day at the beach, it’s no surprise who our Cavalier King Charles’ best friends are. I must admit, even when Olivia and Anna aren’t around, he gets his…
DetailsMia – July 23, 2018 Last week we took advantage of the beautiful summer weather to see the Troll Hunt exhibit at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle. We got the idea from Farfar, our elderly friend at The Danish Home, who raved about Danish artist Thomas Dambo’s massive wooden “guardians of the forest” after visiting…
DetailsElla – July 16, 2018 I recently attended a presentation on waste, recycling and composting. I found it quite fascinating and walked away fairly convicted that my family could be doing a better job. At our house, we separate garbage and recycling, but that’s the extent of it. We need to catch up, as recycling…
DetailsLiam – July 10, 2018 My wife Kim’s brother, his wife and their three-month-old son, William, visited us last week from Michigan. Kim and I had been dying to meet our nephew but we didn’t want to inflict more chaos on them until they were ready. I think that ready for them meant getting out…
DetailsLili – July 2, 2018 I’m never quite sure what my friend Britta has been up to when I pay my now weekly visit to her at The Danish Home. Sometimes it’s baking; other times it’s a trip out for ice cream or, last month, a highly competitive game of bunco. When I arrived last…
DetailsIngrid – June 25, 2018 What a welcome relief it was to attend Summerfest this past Saturday. I use the word “relief” deliberately, as it was the first rain-free day all week! Lindsay and I got there right when it opened at 2:00 p.m. and headed straight for Farfar’s apartment. He was dressed in Danish…
DetailsThe hunt begins! Danish artist Thomas Dambo’s six massive wooden trolls at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, are on display and ready to be hunted by visitors searching for the colossal creations throughout the property’s sprawling forests. Made of reclaimed wood by artist-in-residence Dambo, the trolls are 15- to 20-feet tall (with the exception…
DetailsMia – June 18, 2018 I was so excited to dip into my mailbox this week and find the creamy, over-sized envelope that proclaimed a wedding soon to come. After spending my post-college decade attending dozens of weddings of sorority sisters, friends, colleagues and members of my large extended family, these joyful celebrations have been…
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